FA238524CB031
Definitive Contract
Overview
Government Description
LONG RANGE STRIKE SYSTEM 2
Awardee
Awarding Agency
Funding Agency
PSC
Place of Performance
Moorpark, CA 93021 United States
Pricing
Fixed Price
Set Aside
Small Business Set Aside - Total (SBA)
Extent Competed
Full And Open Competition After Exclusion Of Sources
Est. Average FTE
8
Related Opportunity
None
Alare Technologies was awarded
Definitive Contract FA238524CB031 (FA2385-24-C-B031)
for Long Range Strike System 2
worth up to $1,763,997
by Air Force Research Laboratory
in August 2024.
The contract
has a duration of 1 year 3 months and
was awarded
through SBIR Topic Long Range Strike System
with a Small Business Total set aside
with
NAICS 541715 and
PSC AC13
via direct negotiation acquisition procedures with 23 bids received.
SBIR Details
Research Type
Small Business Innovation Research Program (SBIR) Phase II
Title
Long Range Strike System (LRSS), D2P2
Related Solicitation
Abstract
Defeating moving targets similar to lightly armed personnel carriers has always presented challenges to the Department of Defense. There is an ongoing need for an air launched loitering munition capable of striking such mobile targets. Mobile targets present different challenges than fixed targets as they require the munition to account for rapid movements up to the moment of strike. A loitering munition also for the munition to wait for an appropriate time to make the strike, whether for intelligence, collateral damage, or better effect on target. The overall technical objectives of this D2P2 SBIR effort is to develop an air launched loitering munition capable of reliably defeating moving light armored vehicles. The specific objectives are to design and demonstrate a proof-of-concept system that: can be air launched from a variety aircraft at speeds of up to 130 knots or higher, can be deployed using CLT or cargo drop methods, has the loiter endurance (~30 min) and speed (~100kts) required to engage maneuvering targets moving at 80 kph at a range of 20km and, has the processing capability to incorporate ATR and a future capability of fully autonomous prosecution of a maneuvering target without an operator in-the-loop Typical loitering munitions engage moving targets by flying an intercept trajectory and detonating on impact or within a short distance from the target. This approach works reasonably well whether the target is stationary or moving at a steady speed and direction. But when the target changes speed or direction in the last seconds of an engagement, the bank or skid to turn approaches used for changing the flight trajectory is often insufficient to achieve the direct strike on the target required by the munition. And for faster moving targets, the relative speeds also cause problems with insufficient camera FOV leading the air vehicle to have to over or undershoot the target to maintain it in the FOV. In addition, the effects of wind speed and direction, atmospheric gusts, relative velocity to the target, target obscuration, and challenging RF environments further aggravate the problem. To address these challenges, Alare proposes to incorporate an off-the-shelf shoulder launched rocket munition into a loitering munition and use the air vehicle to accurately point the munition at the predicted impact point instead of maneuvering to an impact point. At a slant range to target of 100m to 200m, a kamikaze UAS would not impact the target for 2 to 4 sec whereas the rocket could reach the target in 0.5 to 1.0 sec.
Research Objective
The goal of phase II is to continue the R&D efforts initiated in Phase I. Funding is based on the results achieved in Phase I and the scientific and technical merit and commercial potential of the project proposed in Phase II.
Topic Code
AF241-D018
Agency Tracking Number
F2D-11892
Solicitation Number
24.1
Contact
John Bales
Status
(Open)
Last Modified 10/8/24
Period of Performance
8/19/24
Start Date
11/18/25
Current End Date
11/18/25
Potential End Date
Obligations
$1.8M
Total Obligated
$1.8M
Current Award
$1.8M
Potential Award
Award Hierarchy
Definitive Contract
FA238524CB031
Subcontracts
Activity Timeline
Transaction History
Modifications to FA238524CB031
People
Suggested agency contacts for FA238524CB031
Competition
Number of Bidders
23
Solicitation Procedures
Negotiated Proposal/Quote
Evaluated Preference
None
Commercial Item Acquisition
Commercial Item Procedures Not Used
Simplified Procedures for Commercial Items
No
Other Categorizations
Subcontracting Plan
Plan Not Required
Cost Accounting Standards
Exempt
Business Size Determination
Small Business
Defense Program
None
DoD Claimant Code
None
IT Commercial Item Category
Not Applicable
Awardee UEI
J1NGMWRYBWN4
Awardee CAGE
6SXG1
Agency Detail
Awarding Office
FA2385 FA2385 USAF AFMC AFRL PZL AFRL PZLD
Funding Office
F4FBEQ
Created By
tyler.milligan.2@us.af.mil
Last Modified By
tyler.milligan.2@us.af.mil
Approved By
tyler.milligan.2@us.af.mil
Legislative
Legislative Mandates
None Applicable
Performance District
CA-26
Senators
Dianne Feinstein
Alejandro Padilla
Alejandro Padilla
Representative
Julia Brownley
Modified: 10/8/24